Hong Kong singer and songwriter Lin Erwen announced on Weibo last month that he had opened the mainland social platform Xiaohongshu, and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he released a new Chinese-style song "Ode to China" on Weibo on July 1st to express I have a strong interest in national music.
However, Lin Erwen's patriotic behavior has caused controversy in both Hong Kong and the mainland.
Lin Erwen posted a long post on Weibo to counter netizens' suspicions and dissatisfaction with her new Chinese-style songs and patriotic remarks. She said:
"Today I said that I like Chinese culture and I want to try Chinese music in my creation, but I was bullied like this. Then who would dare to be patriotic in the future? Who would dare to express their love for Chinese culture? When it comes to patriotism, we will also be extremely afraid. .Love a place, not because she is good or bad, and there are her faults everywhere. Can we at least not deny trying? Be yourself, continue to be good in good things, and improve in bad areas. I am just It's a small role, and continuing to work hard to do what I'm supposed to do is the best I can do within my ability. Don't rest on your laurels and keep moving forward, isn't it?"
The cause of the incident was that Lin Erwen published the new song "Ode to China" on He Qiyi's return on Weibo, saying,
"I have always had a strong interest in Chinese music, and I have always been fascinated by Chinese literature. I read Chinese literature in my childhood, and when I grew up, I did not stop learning, learning to appreciate the beauty of ancient and modern Chinese characters. The Chinese nation has an ever-changing history, just like life, originally It is also ever-changing, but everything is inseparable from it, and the root is always the same. Traditional national music, with Chinese characters, has a long history in Chinese culture, and it is not a beautiful thing to pass on these beauties from generation to generation? , the world, embrace the good years."
However, her patriotism was provoked on Weibo, and some netizens doubted her patriotism in her Weibo comment on "China · Ode".
Netizen comments:
"What is your last belief?" "Is it
illegal to eat and drink?"
"Eagerly looking forward to Erwen's second masterpiece: I love RMB."
"As a fan who has liked you since at17, I am really disappointed this time. The renminbi is really good, but it's really unnecessary. I used to have an attitude to go to the side? It's hard to see the eclipse. As a mainlander, I have never seen it, or I hope that you will be very popular in the future, but it will definitely not be Hong Kong. "
Mainland patriotic KOL and Weibo big V "Eagle of God_5zn" commented: "Lin Erwen, a Hong Kong artist who once supported the Yellow Emperor, seems to have changed his mind recently. He considers himself a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and wrote Mandarin songs. fans and 'cockroaches' insults."
However, there are also mainland netizens who fight against the patriotic Lin Erwen:
"The ancient rhyme of the song, the rhyme of the present is the same. It seems that Erwen has found that root and home."
"Support you. The only constant in the world is change. There is nothing wrong with embracing your roots. Obsession imposed on others and imposed on music is called selfishness. Is it right to divide everything into two colors and to draw a clear line? When did music become a weapon of opposition?”
“Music Without borders, music must be tied to positions and politics, which is inherently narrow. We support everyone to express their positions with music, but we must also respect the music itself. Good music is the treasure of all mankind. Erwen, come on , make good music."
"Then there is a question, do her former fans love her enough to be anti-China and hate the country, or do they love her songs?"
Supporting the song god, mourning Ni Kuang for provoking patriotic debate Hu Xijin: resolutely fight for Hong Kong independence and Taiwan independence
Recently, Jacky Cheung's patriotic statement and Ni Kuang's death sparked controversy in the mainland.
Among them, the patriotic statement supporting Jacky Cheung has become a "political correctness" to promote patriotism, and the memory of Ni Kuang's failure to "struggle against Taiwan independence and Hong Kong independence" has become a pervert.
Weibo V "Gold Medal Entertainment Sauce" with 1.041 million followers was banned from Weibo for posting remarks in memory of Ni Kuang and criticism of Jacky Cheung.
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"God of Song" Jacky Cheung made a film to celebrate Qiyi's return, because the interview mentioned that "Hong Kong has experienced a lot in the past 25 years", "I still hope that Hong Kong will be better than before", "Hong Kong, come on" and other words, but did not mention "the motherland" and was criticized for being unpatriotic.
Jacky Cheung later issued a statement, saying, "As an artist, it is my basic principle to not be involved in politics. "Black" and "yellow" have been crossed by some people who have committed crimes with ulterior motives. I personally can't understand the "banned sex". I prefer that we Chinese people are rational, convince people with reason, and show the demeanor of Chinese people in front of the world."
Hu Xijin, a special commentator of the official media "Global Times", said in an article that public opinion must resolutely promote patriotism and fight against "Taiwan independence" and "Hong Kong independence". The harshest interpretation.
Sometimes someone's words are a little vague, they accidentally touch a certain sensitive point, or there is room for negative interpretation of one of his words. As long as he himself makes a positive clarification, public opinion should welcome or accept it.
He said that even if some people are impulsive, confused, and say the wrong thing, but in the face of public criticism, they change their attitude, repent, and are willing to rejoin the correct mainstream, they should also be distinguished from the die-hard hostile forces. Let them return to justice instead of blocking the way for them.
Only in this way can we truly "make more friends and less enemies".
Jacky Cheung Patriotic | Supporting the God of Songs, Mourning Ni Kuang's Debate on Hu Xijin: Resolutely Fighting for Independence of Hong Kong and Taiwan
The 25th anniversary of the return
